OverflowError Exception in Python

Handle Overflow Error exception in Python using the try-except block.

OverflowError Exception in Python
Overflow Error in Python

An OverflowError exception is raised when an arithmetic operation exceeds the limits to be represented. This is part of the ArithmeticError Exception class.


Example 1

Code

j = 5.0

for i in range(1, 1000):
    j = j**i
    print(j)

Output

5.0
25.0
15625.0
5.960464477539062e+16
7.52316384526264e+83
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "some_file_location", line 4, in <module>
    j = j**i
OverflowError: (34, 'Result too large')

As you can see, when you are trying to calculate the exponent of a floating point number, it fails at a certain stage with OverflowError exception. You can handle this error using the OverflowError Exception class in Python.


Example 2 - Handling OverflowError in Python

Code

j = 5.0

try:
    for i in range(1, 1000):
        j = j**i
        print(j)
except OverflowError as e:
    print("Overflow error happened")
    print(f"{e}, {e.__class__}")

Output

5.0
25.0
15625.0
5.960464477539062e+16
7.52316384526264e+83
Overflow error happened
(34, 'Result too large'), <class 'OverflowError'>

Check out other Python Built-in Exception classes in Python.

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